Mahendra Bahadur Shahi

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi (Nepali: महेन्द्र बहादुर शाही) is a Nepalese politician and former Chief Minister^[1][2] of Karnali, a province in western Nepal. He was member of 1st Nepalese Constituent Assembly^[3] and as Minister of Energy, Nepal.^[4] He was unanimously selected as the Parliamentary Party leader of the CPN (MC) for Karnali on 14 February 2018.^[5]

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi
महेन्द्र बहादुर शाही
1st Chief Minister of Karnali Province
In office 17 February 2018 – 1 November 2021
Governor	Durga Keshar Khanal Govinda Prasad Kalauni
Succeeded by	Jeevan Bahadur Shahi
Minister of Energy
In office 26 July 2017 – 17 October 2017
President	Bidhya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister	Sher Bahadur Deuba
Preceded by	Janardhan Sharma
Succeeded by	Barsaman Pun
Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office TBA
Preceded by	Durga Bahadur Rawat
Constituency	Kalikot 1
Member of 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly
In office 21 January 2014 – 14 October 2018
Preceded by	Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma
Succeeded by	Durga Bahadur Rawat
Constituency	Kalikot 1
Member of Karnali Provincial Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 February 2018
Constituency	Kalikot 1(B)
Personal details
Born	(1977-01-28) 28 January 1977 (age 47) Nanikot (now Pachaljharana), Kalikot District, Nepal
Political party	CPN (Maoist Centre)

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi महेन्द्रबहादुर शाही

He was appointed as the chief minister, according to Article 168 (1) of the Constitution of Nepal and took the oath of his office and secrecy as a chief minister on 17 February 2018.^[6][7]

Early life

Mahendra Bahadur Shahi was born in Nanikot (now Pachaljharana) Kalikot, Nepal to Laal Bahadur Shahi and Rankauda Shahi.^[2]

References

1. "Shahi appointed Province 6 CM". The Himalayan Times. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
2. "को हुन् प्रदेश ६ को मुख्यमन्त्री महेन्द्र बहादुर शाही ?". Science Infotech (in Nepali). 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
3. "उम्मेदवार - महेन्द्र बहादुर शाही". election.ujyaaloonline.com (in Nepali). Retrieved 2018-06-10.
4. "Ex-Energy Minister Shahi appointed CM of Province 6". Retrieved 2018-06-10.
5. "Mahendra Bahadur Shahi set to be Province 6 CM". setopati.net. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
6. "Mahendra B. Shahi to swear-in as CM at 3 today". My Republica. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
7. "Seven chief ministers set to take oath". Retrieved 2018-06-10.